Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2025-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, it was another brutal cold day holding supply back this week. This week's supply was much lighter. Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to $3.00 lower on an uneven test with some plainer offerings, while feeder bulls sold $9.00-$10.00 higher with a better offering of quality weaned calves. Slaughter cattle sold $8.00-$9.00 higher. Attendance was good today, while demand was not as strong as last week due to the cold shipping conditions.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $289.01/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −127.61 against this barn's trailing median of $416.62.

Average price

$289.01

14 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,588

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$323

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$50.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.64

vs AR average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	306.40	1,713	8thin
Medium and Large 2	534	270.61	1,444	4thin
Medium and Large 3	543	256.25	1,390	2thin

One grade step is worth $50.14/cwt here — about $323 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $472.35, low $359.18, median $416.62 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale14 hd

289.01

—

AR average10 barns · 229 hd

302.65

−13.64

This barn, trailing median29 sales

416.62

−127.61

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,386	138.45	1,919	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,527	135.31	2,066	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,244	132.86	1,652	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,023	110.02	1,126	8thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	974	$1,834	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$1,690	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,055	$1,625	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	938	$1,438	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	820	$1,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	870	$1,811	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,675	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	720	$1,375	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	800	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	725	$1,450	2thin

Every lot, as filed

102 lots · USDA AMS · Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC - Searcy, AR

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	279.08/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,348	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	665	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	386.68/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,446	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,005	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	262.50/cwt	252.50–272.50	1,680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	356.67/cwt	335.00–367.50	1,352	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	368.35/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,565	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	337.49/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,461	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,654	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	242.49/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	274.15/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,439	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	310	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,194	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	578	287.45/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	605	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	478	311.28/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	232.53/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,456	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	700	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	800	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	820	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	675	1,274.63/head	1,225.00–1,325.00	1,275	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	177.13/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,591	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	883	1,575.42/head	1,525.00–1,625.00	1,575	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,192	1,845.17/head	1,700.00–1,975.00	1,845	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	1,811.06/head	1,800.00–1,825.00	1,811	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,225	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	925	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	810	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bulls	—	—	1,266	136.14/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,724	5
Bulls	—	—	1,985	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,978	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	101.11/cwt	100.00–102.50	908	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	111.98/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,165	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,404	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	137.26/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,606	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	133.47/cwt	133.00–134.00	2,053	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,092	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	130.22/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,677	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	405	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	350	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	478	319.15/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,526	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	360	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	700–750	720	261.22/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,881	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	425	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	402.11/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	960	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,016	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,269	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	323.36/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,494	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	500	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	415	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	485	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	312.56/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	341.03/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,466	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,895	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	272.46/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,853	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	303.82/cwt	295.50–312.50	1,756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	338.74/cwt	337.50–340.00	1,643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	800	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	580	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	780	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,927	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	396.02/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,299	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	326.53/cwt	317.50–335.00	1,711	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	294.82/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,545	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	271.23/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	319.51/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,342	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	425	352.32/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	460	329.89/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	264.51/cwt	242.50–277.50	1,394	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	283.87/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,320	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	242.46/cwt	237.50–247.50	1,498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	311.12/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,182	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	435	308.78/cwt	307.50–310.00	1,343	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	295.98/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,267	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	248.57/cwt	235.00–262.50	1,462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,218	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	309.69/cwt	292.50–327.50	1,747	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	330	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,089	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	495	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	370	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	450	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,870	1

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Arkansas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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